these rrograms is ava il abl e in the Science offi ce or on the P re-Medica l Advisory Committee bulle tin hoard. PRE-LAW Each year a numbe r of stude nts come co Bio la anti c irac ing a career in law. Law schoo ls are seeking students with exce llent reading comrrehension, strong anal ytical and crit ical chinking skill s, th e ability co write clear and e ffective r rose, oral communi ca tion skill s and exrerience in serving och e r peorle. They also seek stude nts wh o have a breadth of knowledge whi ch inc ludes an understanding of hi story, human behav ior and soc ial and r olitica l instituti ons. The successfu l comrletion of a cha ll e nging unde rgraduate r ro gram and a hi gh score in the Law Schoo l Admission Test (LSAT) is th e most arrrorriace rre r araci on fo r law school. T he American Bar Assoc iati on does not recomme nd any r arcicular unde rgraduate maj or as rrimary rreraration for law schoo l. At Biola, pre-law students have chosen from a va riety of majors since many law schools look fo r di versity in the back gro und s of th e ir stude nts. T raditi ona l r aths to law school include majors in Business, Communicati on, Engli sh, History and Social Science with an emphasis in Politica l Science. For a Chri stian rl ann ing a ca reer in the legal fi e ld, Biola ' s curr iculum comrose d of an und e rgraduate major, ge ne ral e duca ti on and a biblical scudi es requireme nt prov ides a solid fo undati on. The 30-unit biblical scudies rrogram contributes a biblical and th eological framework on whi ch co build a Chri sti an r e rsrecci ve on th e rractice of law, espec iall y in the areas of values and e thics. The impli cati ons of a C hri sti an world view are furth e r devel ored in the general education curriculum whi ch can be customi zed fo r the rre-law student. Following th e recomme ndati ons of the Ame ri ca n Ba r Assoc iation, th e rre-l aw scudent is urged co select ENGL 240: Ame rican L ite rature, PHIL 210: Introduction to Logic or PH IL 2 14: Introduction co Philosorh y, and POSC 205 : Survey of Ame ri ca n Gove rnme nt in pa rti a l fulfillment of the Gene ral Edu ca ti on req uire ment. Additi onal co urses can surrl e me nt rre pa ra ti on de pe ndin g on th e stude nt 's individu al areas of inte rest. F urth e r informati on about the LSAT or about th e pre law r rogram at Biola may he obtained in th e Office of the Vice Provost fo r Unde rgra du ate E duca tion in Metzger Hall. PRE-ENGINEERING Biola ' s rre-e ngin eering program is a 3 + 2 coopera tive deg ree comrl e ci on p rog ram in whi c h a stu de nt tak es 3 years of c lasses at Biola, incl uding th e foundational sc ie nce and math emati cs courses of a typica l enginee ring rrogram. In additi on, th e scude nt cakes th e Biblica l studies and gen e ral educati on courses to meet Bi ola's req uirements. Biola has a form al arrangeme nt with the Uni ve rsity of Southern Californi a whi ch r e rmits th e student, if qu alified, co com rl ece the rema ining 2 yea rs of an engineering curriculum at USC and rece ive both the Bach e lor of Science degree from Biota in P hys ica l Sc ience, and the Bachel or of Engineering degree from USC. Some stude nts in chi s program elect co t ransfe r to an e ngineering schoo l och e r th an USC; stude nts intereste d in chi s opti on should contact the school of their choice no late r than t he beginning of th e ir sophomore year.
The stude nt interested in chi s rrogram should major in Ph ysical Sc ience with an emrh as is in rre-e ngin ee ring. PRE-ART THERAPY S tud e nts intereste d in a ca ree r in a rc therary sho uld choose th e inte rdiscirlinary rre-art therary emrhasis in the Arc D e r a rcmenc. A g radu ate d eg re e in a rc therar y is required co obta in needed rrofessiona l credenti a ls . For further informati on, see th e Visual Arcs secti on of the cata log or contact th e Visual and Thea tre Arcs De r artment.
PRE-SPEECH/LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY & PRE-AUDIOLOGY
A student wishing to rre rare for a caree r as a Speech-Lan guage Pathologist or Audiologist should choose the Communi cati on Disorde rs major in the Departme nt of Commun ica ti ons. Coursework in chi s major fo ll ows the guidelines of the Ame rican Sr eech-Language-Hea ring Assoc iation (ASHA) and rrovides students with an unde rstanding of both normal com muni ca ti on rrocesses as we ll as communicati on disorders. Students have the oprortunicy co begin the ir clinical training in the on-camrus Biola Speech & Language C linic which pro vides speech-language assessment and treatment for members of the loca l community in a carefull y surervised setting. Stu dents who compl ete thi s major are pre r ared for the graduate studies necessary co obtain rrofessional credentials. T he Communi ca ti on Di so rd e rs major at Biola Uni ver sity is a member of th e Counc il of Academi c Programs in Communicati on Sc ie nces and Di sorders and th e N ationa l Academy of Prerrofess iona l Programs in Communica ti on Scie nces and Disorders. In additi on, the major has a local charter of th e Na ti ona l Stude nt Sreech Language Hea ring Associa ti on (NSSLHA), th e Ameri can Sreech-Language Hea ring Association' s rre-rrofessional organi zation fo r stu dents in communi ca ti on disorde rs rrugrams. PRE-SEMINARY Bi ola Uni ve rsi ty prov ides an exce ll e nt background in un de rg radu a t e e du ca tion for se mi na ry tr a inin g. Th e requireme nts in genera l e ducati on, Bibl e and major fi e lds meet th e require me nts for admi ssi on into seminary. The pre-seminary stu dent should comrare the program at Biola Uni ve rsit y with th e req uireme nts of th e parti cul a r seminary th e stude nt pl ans to enter. PRE-BIBLE TRANSLATION Students inte res ted in wo rking in Bible translati on, lin gui sti cs or lite racy with orga ni zati ons such as the Wyc liffe Bibl e T ra nsl ators are abl e co ge t approved und ergraduate co urses in th ese a reas ta ught by members o f SIL a nd Wyc liffe in the Der arcme nc of T ESOL and Appli e d Lin gui sti cs. Stude nts can cake a minor in Appli ed Linguisti cs. For furth e r information about chi s rrogram stude nts should contact th e SIL office in th e School of Inte rcultural Studies.
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